Michael DeMocker/The Times-PicayuneJefferson Parish President-elect John Young greets supporters at his victory party Saturday night in Metairie.

"No pomp and circumstance," he said. "Just get down to work."

Should Young stick to his tentative schedule, his resignation and swearing-in will coincide with the regularly scheduled Oct. 13 council meeting.

However, should he wait another nine days to take the oath of his new office, he will eliminate the need for a special election to fill the vacancy he leaves on the council, said Jacques Berry, spokesman for the Louisiana secretary of state's office.

According the parish charter, Young has 30 days to enter office, and Berry said Saturday's results will be certified Oct. 12. A special election is unnecessary if an official resigns within a year of a regularly scheduled election, according to state law. Full, four-year terms for the parish presidency and seven council seats will up for election Oct. 22, 2011.

If the council does call a special election, it likely will coincide with the April 2 ballot to select a new assessor. If Young should choose to wait nine more days, interim Parish President Steve Theriot would continue to serve despite an elected president waiting in the wings.

When he takes office, Young will face a skeptical public as he and the council rebuild a government laid low by the Broussard scandal. While he did not identify members of his future team Monday, Young said he would be deliberate in assembling his new administration.

"The quicker he can make some of the key decisions there, the better off you're going to be in stabilizing the parish," said Councilman Chris Roberts, who publicly supported Young's candidacy.

Roberts, the 1st District council member, said Monday he plans to run for Young's at-large seat regardless of the election's schedule.

Still, the council must appoint an interim member to Young's council seat. It will have 30 days from Young's resignation to make its choice. The parish charter bars the interim official from running for the seat in the subsequent election.

Normally a rare occurrence, resignations and appointing temporary placeholders have become commonplace enough in Jefferson that some council members said they are considering new policies meant to ease the process.